I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm in Mar 2010
Interview
Initially had a phone interview, which consisted basic questions on algorithms, C/C++, some puzzles.
After a week 1:1 interview consisted of 4 technical and 1 with hiring manager. The technical consisted
of the same stuff of above average level. Qualcomm asks a lot on bit manipulation in C.
The interviews went well but did not receive any offer, reason given was hiring freeze.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Apr 2010
Interview
I applied online, got a phone interview, and then was offered a chance to interview in person. I live close to San Diego so I drove my own car in the night before. They paid for a hotel that was very close to where I was suppose to meet my HR rep. I met the HR rep at 11AM, she gave me an overview of the company. Then I drove my car to the next stage of the interview process (I was offered a shuttle, but I didn't want it). This is where the real interview began. I had lunch with a software engineer, we talked about the company and he had a few softball questions for me. The next three interviewers appeared to be software engineers chosen at random. (At least to me.) I meet with them one at a time. Some asked good questions, some were not so good at interviewing. It was all that standard stuff. Then I meet with the final interviewer. He was very experienced in interviewing and asked lots of very pointed questions. After it was over they said they'd get back to me in a week or two either way.
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Qualcomm in Feb 2010
Interview
I applied online at QUALCOMM's website. I was emailed by a recruiter 2 weeks later. We scheduled an interview for the next week.
The interview consisted of two one on one, hour sessions with Software Engineers.The people were friendly and helpful.
First interviewer asked me to implement a Linked List in C, and swap the order of characters in a string without using a for loop or indexes. i.e. with pointers.
Second interviewer asked about general OO principles and more general knowledge questions about programming and developing.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Implement a Linked List and all methods needed to add and find entries in it.